I decided to give these Youngstown General Utility Plus gloves a try after previously owning a pair of Ironclad general utility gloves that wore out. These gloves are made very well and I have no doubt that they would have lasted me a long time, although the inside seams rubbed on my hands and they just did not feel as form fitted to my hands like the Ironclad gloves. The asphalt surfaces on the palms would last a long time and offer a lot of protection to a wearer that did not need such a form fitted glove. Very impressive well built glove but just not for me.